Case Study: Fair Trade

Fair Trade is an organisation that sets standards fro trade with LEDC’s
It guarantees a fair price for the farmer
This pays for the product and investment in local community development projects
In return the farmer must farm in an environmentally friendly way and treat their workers fairly too!
More than 900 products are labelled fair trade
Retail trade is growing by 40% a year!
In Costa Rica coffee growers have formed co-operatives (groups ) and now grow and trade their own coffee

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